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I'd like to share with all of you my experience with the GMAT exam. Just a brief description of myself to better understand my score:

I'm spanish non native speaker. I have also a 6-year degree in Telecommunication Engineer in one of the most prestigious universities of Europe. And finally, I've been preparing for the GMAT for almost 1 year, taking it 3 times.

After that, my proud was very hurt and I decided to do my best, so I spent 5 months more studying. Mates, I just can say I studied very hard at the same time I had to work... I passed those days with the hope I would score good. All the exams I did led me to think so:

This progression was due to a deep study of the Manhattan SC guide, PowerPrep CR, taking part in the verbal forum and above all, spending time reviewing both the right answers and the wrong answers. For me, the last point was a key point.

So, I felt very confidence about the exam, although I knew that the real thing would be completely different.

However, now 630 seems to be very low upon the light of my practice exams and also taking into account that it is my 3rd attempt.

But mates, I have to say that this is my last stop in my GMAT journey. Now I'll start the preparation of my application package, starting by asking for a profile review in this forum.

Congratulations on improvement and clearing a milestone!You should celebrate. (I know that with your level of participation and dedication, everyone would have expected a higher score but verbal is hard to crack.)

I think you have a good strategy - dive into the applications. Your score is good enough for many great schools. You can submit your GMAT Scores for Round 1 and if you get the feedback from Profile Review that you need a higher score, you can retake (without auto-submit) and see how you do when you are a bit more relaxed. (my guess is that they may try to nudge you in that direction). You can get in with this score into MIT or Kellogg, but your overall application may need to be slightly stronger, though with average of 700 and plenty of 750+ people applying - you know that there are many people with 600's.

Interesting - just checked amazon and there are quite a few new GMAT books coming out from Kaplan and Manhattan (probably reprints but still), so if you do decide to re-take the test, there are options out there. I think your score is good enough at this point. I would not stress. _________________

Hey JohnLewis that is a 90 point improvement from your last attempt. Its nothing to be sneered at. 630 I believe already puts you close to the 80th percentile bracket ? It should be respectable at many b-schools (my recommendor had 640 and she went to LBS). Also if you decide redo it and hit another 90 points you will be laughing ....

Do you guys think that B-schools are ok with an applicant who did the GMAT 3 times??

If I get in my thired attempt 620 and there is another applicant who got the same score from the first attempt, dont you thinki that b-schools would prefer him over me?I already did the GMAT and got 330 and 410...aiming now for 600+, but scared that the first two tests will give a bad impression

Congratulations on improvement and clearing a milestone!You should celebrate. (I know that with your level of participation and dedication, everyone would have expected a higher score but verbal is hard to crack.)

I think you have a good strategy - dive into the applications. Your score is good enough for many great schools. You can submit your GMAT Scores for Round 1 and if you get the feedback from Profile Review that you need a higher score, you can retake (without auto-submit) and see how you do when you are a bit more relaxed. (my guess is that they may try to nudge you in that direction). You can get in with this score into MIT or Kellogg, but your overall application may need to be slightly stronger, though with average of 700 and plenty of 750+ people applying - you know that there are many people with 600's.

Good Luck with applications!

Question, I am surprised that you said 640 is good enough for MIT or Kellogg, since the GMAT ranges between 670 and 750 for majority of the applicants. Am I missing something here?